New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-03-27
q 2Ony.syATCuING" AT ELMIRA.

.,r,sr op MA FITZGERALD ODD FELLOWS.
F,,up, March 26.-The leading topic in Ehira
drino the past few DAYS was the case Ot MIS- Euceoh
Et,ocrala-. Diamond Annie" This case became
t,ons on account OF the prominence OF II persons
connected with it "a well the tact that the hnal
decision by the Count OF Appeals establishes pre-
cctrnt lot ONLY in the disposition OF cases o: ms
cla.s hut man, others having similar bearing. Inc
orier for Mrs, Fltzgerad's release from the Monroe
C,nut nrt itentnry tell like "A thnnderDOlt among
Elm,rl lawyer, aud the people generally VINO, win
a vrr, few Exceptions bc.icycI tal the pun 'huenV
the wom,n received well DE .er'ed. Mr. schwartz
hrnr whose uutIrng efforts the case was carried 10
the court oil .-t resort ami whose victory Is slgA
ocneyemeut has been the rec pcni OF many conihtu
Intion- ~ enbors ui the bar ana others MITE r"@-
Gerald accompanied by detective bearing the name
=, <.,I.,u lett SIN Francisco III December, 1891, Tor
Ilmira After a Jew weeks investigation NY wolnhni
d,,"cti-, Cemetery Commissioner Nathan Baker ana
Coroner Reilly with three pny lciahs ~ witnesses
went 10 Wooiawn Cemetery aud tNhuheu INC 'c
mans Of General y lillian lr,lIe. who died suddenly
IN san Francisco aud whose oody was removed anu
buried in Elnra his act was has'a on oo1ul .
m th hands oi the detective To the erect thAt "eic' al
Irytups death va. surrounded with suspicious cIlVuu
sianc,A and Mrs. Fitzgerald, VINO claiu'u 10 &c re-
L., :, Gen,rI Irvine, IN fact. called HIN bl0'her
hut VINO has iacd 10 estabisI the iGh'e'' rsla'oh
shin not OF questionable character dhueo' "iec.e"
and insisted ON the investigation 10 eStaoilsh the
:, c.,,nn ot toul play and also 10 lind alleged cOcn
meutary t,cs, whicn 1t was Thought were p"icu WIN
the General The CONN was Se'ieheu anu I 'no
stnnach of the deceased removed and ahilyIe"'
Wben thr tncts became known TO the IRVINE lthiy,
who reside in this city Diamond Aunic, the de;
tcctive. Dr. Reilly and Mr. Baker were arrested anu
bcIJ in heavy bail The womln's trial fol owed; she
WIS convicted OF the charEc OF bod -snatchnI anu
sctcucrd 10 two wears IN the Monroe Comfy penlen-
t,ry The Cart appeals has ordered the sentence
oua,hcd and he prisoner discharged on the ground
maj il -he conmittc offence II vas not that OF
body-sn,tchne 49, charged. Other indie tments were
touud and are still pending against tbo woman ou1
they will probably dropped. owing 10 the new turn
oi affairs The indictment against ~ keliiy was
recently quashcd. Ms irvine brought 'Nh "cuou
,g,inst Cemetery Commissioner Baker and received
Ind ,pent for ~, 800 damages. This case has been
nnnrned and will probably Ue dropped on account OF
tLe decision in the Fitzgerald case The noted queen
of danouda' IA she Pleased To DE caled, Is eN-
pectrd in Enlra IN few dag, when 1t Is believed she
MN brng actions Tor false imprisonment fJr delaha-
tion of character and damages and Ncy tunes ana no
end of scandal are locked tor before the nnal settle
ment OF the liugat On. ..,
The Odd Fellows OF Chcmung County met AT the
OIl Feows' lem, le Wednesday night 10 do honor To
Grand Master Whitlock OF brooklyn. y royal recep-
non was rendered the visitor and an evening OF rare
en- ovnent passed by the large ANA happy attend
MORGAN Dyer IT, who attempted 10 cut his wites
thro.t with razor and who at,crward broke jail and
was recaptulc pleaded guilty IN court this week ana
wns sentenced To years and eli ht months at nara
labor in State rls0n AT Auburn